Cognitive Archives - Knowing Neurons

Rajamani Selvam December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Cognitive, Neurological Disorder, Neurology, Seizure, Vision

Batten disease

Batten disease is a rare neurological disorder that causes vision loss, seizures, and progressive decline in cognitive function. Different types of the disorder exist depending on the age of patient… Read More

A neuron halfway between winter and summer season backgrounds. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

Big Ideas Culture Learning and Memory Sensation and Perception

Marco Travaglio January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Attention, Climate, Cognitive, Decision-making, glucose, Memory, Metabolism, seasonal affective disorder, Temperature, Winter

Is Winter Good for Your Neurons?

It is that time of the year again. Whilst the Southern Hemisphere is coping with the sweltering heat of the summer, cold is sweeping across the rest of the globe,… Read More

Big Ideas Neuro SciFi

DanielToker January 3, 2018December 29, 2017 Astrobiology, Cognitive, Cognitive Astrobiology, Diana Reiss, ET, Evolution, Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Intelligence, Jellyfish, NASA, Psychology, SETI, Space, Spaceflight

Cognitive Astrobiology

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]o here’s a cool combination of fields: neuroscience and astrobiology. Let’s call it “cognitive astrobiology.”… Read More

Brain Development Did You Know?Videos

Jillian L. Shaw November 20, 2015March 5, 2017 Adolescent, Age, Aging, Brain, Cognitive, Development, Mature, Neuroscience, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Social Brain, TED, Teen

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Discusses the Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain

What brain regions are employed when we interact with other people? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains the “social brain” in her TED talk and sheds light on the complex networks… Read More

Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Neuroscience Technologies Popular Articles

knowingneurons February 12, 2014March 5, 2017 2006, 2013, Brain, Cognitive, Hutzler, Imaging, James Fallon, Neuroimaging, Poldrack, Psychopath, Reverse Inference

Reverse Inference: Neuroscience’s Greatest Fallacy?

The recent unveiling of the BRAIN Initiative promised a greater understanding of cognition through improved imaging techniques. However, the biggest problem in neuroscience is not the limits of technology, but… Read More